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Professor’s story proof that all is possible
Dr. Nkrumah Lewis, a Winston-Salem State University professor and author of “Becoming a Butterfly: From Prison to Ph.D.,” shared lessons from the School of Hard Knocks and the wisdom of an unconventionally broad spectrum
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Black Achievers Gala is this week
The Winston Lake Family YMCA will hold its 16th Annual Black Achievers in Business & Industry Awards Gala on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sundance Plaza Hotel and Spa, 3050 University
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Letters To The Editor: YMCA needs diversity
YMCA needs diversity To the Editor: I have been going over the events that happened in the meeting that took place April 9 at the (Winston Lake Family YMCA) about what kind of new
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CEO promises ED search progress
YMCA of Northwest North Carolina CEO Curt Hazelbaker told Winston Lake Family YMCA members, staffers and volunteers Tuesday that a search for a new executive director for the branch may begin next month. Former
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Collins to receive community awards
Winston-Salem State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bobby Collins has been selected for two local community service awards. Collins will receive the YMCA Black Achievers Distinguished Service Award on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30
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Members left in limbo by Y leaders
Three months after Executive Director Shawan Gabriel left the Winston Lake Family YMCA to take his current post as CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the branch is still without a leader. Curt Hazelbaker,
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Give Winston Lake Y members R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Curt Hazelbaker, the CEO of the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, vowed that the Winston Lake Family Y would have a new executive director to fill the shoes of former ED Shawan Gabriel by
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Y branches receive funds to feed kids
The Winston Lake Family YMCA has received a $10,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to increase efforts to feed kids enrolled in its after-school program. The Fulton, William G. White Jr. and Wilkes County
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Local Hall of Fame accepting applications
The Winston-Salem Sportsmen Club is considering inductees to the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Sports Hall of Fame. For more than 30 years, the Sportsmen have selected accomplished athletes, coaches, athletic directors and other supporters of local
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Pan-Hellenic Council busy giving back during holiday season
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County came together, in conjunction with the Sickle Cell Foundation, to assemble Thanksgiving baskets for two single-parent headed families. Each basket contained a ham, turkey, rice, gravy, bread,
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